adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian:/ˌheləˈnɪstɪk/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hellenic, Hellenistical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the Greek language”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). By surface analysis, Hellenist + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
hel·lenístic
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Czech:
helénistický
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Dutch:
hellenistisch
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Esperanto:
helenisma
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Finnish:
hellenistinen
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
French:
hellénistique
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Galician:
helenístico
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
German:
hellenistisch
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Greek:
ελληνιστικός
(ellinistikós)
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Hungarian:
hellenisztikus
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Italian:
ellenista
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Italian:
ellenistico
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Norwegian Bokmål:
hellenistisk
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hellenistisk
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Portuguese:
helenista
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Portuguese:
helenístico
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Russian:
эллинисти́ческий
(ellinistíčeskij)
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Spanish:
helenístico
— of or relating to a period of Greek history
Dutch:
hellenistisch
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Finnish:
hellenistinen
— of or relating to a Hellenist
German:
hellenistisch
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Greek:
ελληνιστικός
(ellinistikós)
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Hungarian:
hellenisztikus
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Italian:
ellenista
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Italian:
ellenistico
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Portuguese:
helenista
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Portuguese:
helenístico
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Russian:
эллинисти́ческий
(ellinistíčeskij)
— of or relating to a Hellenist
Spanish:
helenístico
— of or relating to a Hellenist
